Chapter 135 Fermentation

Chapter 135 Fermentation

Chapter 135 Fermentation (Additional Update)
In the conference room of the Meilong Town Government Office Building.

Village cadres from 31 administrative villages have gathered together.

Chen Xingang didn't say any nonsense and directly asked someone to distribute the copies of the project plan left by Jiang Miao in the morning to the more than 100 people present.

"Take a look at this. This is related to the future development of your village."

The village cadres who received the documents also opened the documents in their hands with different expressions and read through them carefully.

Lin Anmin, the head of Xincheng Village, looked at it for a while, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He turned his head to look at Tian Changgeng, the village director of the same village, and whispered, "Old Tian, ​​this project is huge!"

"Hailufeng Company's first move was a big one, which is a good thing." Tian Changgeng replied with a smile.

"It's really good to have an increase of 6,000 to 7,000 yuan per mu. Otherwise, the villagers would clamor to dig up the rice fields, and it would be difficult for us to do so." Lin Anmin shook his head and smiled bitterly.

He had heard too many discussions and complaints these days, and it was obvious that the villagers were also very jealous of the profits from the fish pond.

The annual income from growing rice is 1100 to 1200 yuan. Excluding the costs of pesticides, fertilizers, seeds, transplanting, tractor plowing, and harvesters, the profit per acre is 500 to 600 yuan, not counting one's own labor.

After working hard for four or five months, you only earn this little money. Plus, each household has very small farmland, so you can make even less money.

After all, the local population of Meilong Town is just over 10, and the total farmland area is less than 6 mu, or 0.6 mu per capita. Even if we deduct the city dwellers, migrant workers and fishermen, the per capita area is only just over 1 mu.

With such a small amount of farmland, if villagers don't grow cash crops and engage in aquaculture, there is no way for them to get rich through farming.

This is the current agricultural dilemma in various parts of Lingnan.

The village cadres and the town government are in a very awkward position in this conflict, and it is inevitable that they will suffer from both sides.

Chen Pengfei, the head of Xinyu Village, who was sitting next to Lin Anmin, nudged Lin Anmin with his shoulder and said, "Anmin, Hailufeng Company invested in your village to build a factory. You brothers have become rich."

"Haha, rich? I was almost killed by him." Lin Anmin was filled with fear when he thought of his cousin Lin Anshun.

"What's wrong?" Chen Pengfei looked surprised.

"Things are a bit complicated and it's not convenient here."

Chen Pengfei glanced at Chen Xingang and others on the stage and understood. Then he asked in a low voice: "This time, Hailufeng Company has increased the purchase volume of Egyptian fish by so much. Can their feed factory consume it?"

"It should be possible, right?" Lin Anmin was not quite sure.

As they chatted, other people finished watching it one after another and also started discussing it in low voices.

For a moment, the conference room became as lively as a vegetable market.

Especially the village cadres in several large rice-growing villages, they are under the greatest pressure.

After all, villages like Xincheng Village and Xinyu Village used to rely on the sea for their livelihood. In the past two or three decades, they have added large aquaculture areas by reclaiming the sea and building ponds. Villagers in their village generally have fish ponds, and the conflict between rice fields and fish ponds is relatively small.

However, in Weihu Village, Shizhou Village, Nanshan Village, Pengcuo Liao, Xinliao Village, Gaozhong Village, Meilian Village, Meixi Xinliao, Jinpanwei Village, etc., the contradiction between arable land and fish ponds, and rice and cash crops is very serious.

Now seeing Hailufeng Company’s “Rice, Beans, Fish and Lotus Root Project”, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the overall income level of the villagers can be improved, conflicts will naturally be reduced.

Sima Qian recorded a sentence in "Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of Guan and Yan": "When the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they know honor and disgrace."

Although economic development is not a panacea, economic problems are the core factor leading to conflicts in Shantou, Meizhou, and even the entire eastern Guangdong region. Therefore, economic development has an immediate effect on the local area.

From the geographical point of view.

What Shanmei City should do is to fully embrace the Pearl River Delta market and become a supplier of agricultural and sideline products in the Pearl River Delta region. At the same time, it should build a good brand for a tourist city and attract tourists from the Pearl River Delta to come and consume.

As for other industries, there is indeed no advantage.

After all, Shantou and Meishan have relatively high labor and consumption costs, and have missed the opportunity to develop labor-intensive industries. At the same time, the government is constantly tightening environmental protection policies, which is actually not conducive to Shantou and Meishan taking over the backward production capacity in the Pearl River Delta.

Previously, the gold and silver jewelry processing industry in Meilong Town and the gem jewelry processing industry in Ketang Town had fallen into a slump due to environmental protection rectification.

Hailufeng Company's industry seems to be labor-intensive, but in fact it is a high-tech intensive industry.

For example, the Egyptian catfish breeding industry and the durian planting industry, these industries essentially use technological means to give the industry high profit margins, thereby being able to maintain huge labor costs.

The increase in productivity brought about by science and technology can promote high-quality development in backward areas.

Otherwise, Shantou, Meishan and other areas in eastern Guangdong would have no development potential at all.

There is no way to change the fate of taking over the backward production capacity in the Pearl River Delta region. After all, the labor cost, consumption cost, environmental cost and raw material cost in eastern Guangdong cannot compete with Annan at all. The only thing it can do is to rely on the domestic large industrial system in terms of electricity cost and supporting costs to deal with Annan and other Southeast Asian regions.

However, Annan and other Southeast Asian regions will also develop, and their electricity and supporting facilities will also improve.

In this regard, the potential of eastern Guangdong is not even as good as that of southern Jiangxi, western Hunan and other places.

After all, areas such as southern Jiangxi and western Hunan can take advantage of the limitations of inland transportation to compete with products from Southeast Asia.

The transportation cost of products from eastern Guangdong to the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta regions is similar to that of products from Southeast Asia.

Jiang Miao's development of high-end fruits and various agricultural products is indeed intended to compete with Southeast Asia.

Some people may think that doing so is not conducive to winning over various forces in Southeast Asia.

But from the perspective of geopolitics and economic warfare, Hailufeng can actually be seen as a weapon.

Do not use this weapon.

And there is no such weapon.

The two cannot be equated.

For example, the durian industry is currently an important industry in Malaysia, Siam and Annan. They export millions of tons of durian to their countries every year, and the industry value can reach 400 to 500 billion yuan.

There is no large-scale durian industry in the country, so we can only use import access as a condition to control various parties in Southeast Asia.

But if Hailufeng Company owned a large-scale durian plantation, the result would be different.

Do you dare to stab?

Not only will I block your import access, I can also spread the news that I will increase production capacity on a large scale and prepare to drive the international durian price down to rock-bottom prices.

This deterrent effect is much more terrifying than blocking import access.

The same is true for Hailufeng Company's new soybean variety.

I can continue to import, but I also have to maintain my own production capacity and be prepared to expand production quickly anytime and anywhere.

As a result, whether it is America, Lucia, or other South American countries, they will completely lose their voice and bargaining power in the soybean industry.

It may even lead to other global forces losing their voice in the food sector.

The reason for this situation is that the current domestic soybean planting area has reached about 1.5 million mu.

As soon as Hailufeng Company's new soybean variety is promoted, major domestic agricultural companies and growers will definitely abandon the soybean fields in the Northeast Plain and the Huanghuai Plain and invest in soybean planting in the sandy land south of the desert.

Then the 1.5 million mu of unused soybean fields can be used to grow grain and cash crops.

1.5 million mu of idle high-quality arable land can leverage the market prices of many bulk agricultural products. For example, if it is changed to planting sugarcane and sugar beets, it can leverage the world sugar price; if cotton and flax are planted, it can leverage the world cotton and flax price; if corn and wheat are planted, it can leverage the world food, feed and alcohol prices.

This situation will bring about a series of chain reactions.

The world's major agricultural product exporters will face the control of the world's largest market.

This time, it is no longer a matter of market access, but a matter of counterattack.

By then, it will not just be a problem of not being able to make money in the world's largest market, but the global market will also be hit hard.

That is to say, Hailufeng Company's new soybean variety has not been planted in the desert south of the desert. The outside world has not reacted much to Hailufeng Company's experimental planting of soybeans in Shanmei. After all, many agricultural companies and agricultural research institutions will cooperate with some farmers to carry out experimental planting.

Even if the harvest is over 300 kilograms per mu, it will not cause much impact. After all, the south has abundant water and heat, and under reasonable management, the soybean yield per mu can reach more than 300 kilograms, especially in experimental fields.

But planting it in the sandy land south of the desert is a completely different concept.

After all, it is natural that good land can produce high yields.

Producing high yields on wasteland means that the country will instantly increase its arable land by hundreds of millions of acres.

Although only soybeans can be grown, soybeans are not only an oil crop but also a feed crop that can leverage the world's oil market and feed market.

...

Meilong Town was holding a meeting to arrange the implementation of the "Rice, Bean, Fish and Lotus Root Project".

Jiang Miao after returning to the company headquarters.

He also started treatment for He Youwei.

These days he took time to study the gene targeted treatment plan developed by He Youwei herself, and checked her genes, and found that this plan did have many problems.

In the laboratory.

Jiang Miao explained to her the difference between the new plan and the old plan, and why such adjustments were needed.

"Your regimen of 3500 units of vitamin C per day is not enough."

"Teacher, why is it not enough? I should not have made any mistakes in the calculation?" He Youwei became a little nervous.

Jiang Miao calmly answered this question: "You didn't consider that after the 0368 gene target is stimulated, the body's absorption of vitamin C will decrease by 20% to 30%, so the vitamin C must be increased to 4500 units."

After checking her own gene sequence on the computer, He Youwei suddenly realized: "So that's it."

"In addition, the dosage of bitter melon extract No. 22 that you arranged is also wrong. Although this extract is not very toxic, it will stimulate two other gene targets, No. 8006 and No. 9587. Among them, No. 8006 will reduce the efficiency of fat absorption in the small intestine and there is a risk of oily diarrhea; No. 9587 target will inhibit the reabsorption of potassium by the renal tubules, thereby causing electrolyte disorders."

"Ah!" He Youwei checked the gene targets 8006 and 9587. After some deduction, it was just as Jiang Miao said. For a moment, cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

No wonder Master's Wife Lin Shuya had always disagreed with her trying the medicine on herself, even at a very low dose.

Now it seems that she is still far from being qualified to independently develop new drugs.

"The dosage of this bitter melon No. 22 should be adjusted to 0.025 mg per day. Although it will still cause the renal tubular potassium reabsorption to decrease by about 30%, it can be supplemented by eating bananas and potatoes."

He Youwei's eyes are full of stars.

"The third question is that your formula does not take into account a very important situation, which is that after inhibiting some gene targets related to immunity, your allergies to some things will become more severe."

"Some of the gene targets for immunity cannot be completely suppressed, such as ultraviolet rays. Lupus erythematosus will show an allergic state due to ultraviolet rays, which is an overreaction of the immune system; but if you completely suppress it, ultraviolet rays will still trigger allergies. This time, other genes feel the danger of ultraviolet rays."

He Youwei's expression became increasingly heavy, and she couldn't help but sigh softly, "Life is too complicated. Even the slightest change can trigger a chain reaction."

Jiang Miao sat down, and Shuya rubbed his shoulders. She smiled and said, "Medical treatment is a plan to seek a balance between benefits and side effects. Sometimes side effects are unavoidable, but we have to strike a balance between side effects and drug efficacy, so that the drug can be effective while minimizing side effects as much as possible."

"I understand!" He Youwei also nodded.

Jiang Miao continued to explain.

It took an entire afternoon just to explain the new plan, before He Youwei could deeply understand the purpose of adding and reducing the various components, which was equivalent to a teaching session.

Starting from the evening, He Youwei's treatment officially began.

The "immune recombinant drug" composed of 13 natural or chemical ingredients is made into three pills.

He Youwei took these three pills before going to bed.

The next day, early in the morning.

After she got up, she found that there was nothing abnormal with her body, but she knew very well that this was only half the dose. This was just the initial stimulation and adaptation. It would take half a month to transition before she could take the full dose. After taking the full dose for half a year, all stimulations of the gene targets would be completed, thereby achieving immune reconstruction. At that time, she would not need to take the full dose, but only half the dose.

Of course, if your period comes, during your period, the dose of this medicine needs to be adjusted to 0.75, and a drug that regulates estrogen should be added to inhibit the disruption of the immune system by estrogen.

And lifelong medication is necessary.

However, compared with the glucocorticoids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and immunosuppressants she used before, the side effects of the drugs she is currently taking are very small, with only two obvious side effects: decreased blood potassium concentration and dehydration.

The former can be improved by switching to bananas, potatoes, or simply using low-sodium salt.

The latter is because the reabsorption of water by the renal tubules is affected to a certain extent. Maintaining the daily water intake at more than 2500 ml can avoid dehydration.

These two side effects are nothing compared to the side effects caused by glucocorticoids.

Moreover, after taking the new medicine, He Youwei no longer needs to avoid certain foods in her daily life, nor does she need to avoid light, and she does not experience joint pain or decreased physical strength.

Came to the laboratory again.

Jiang Miao took a look at her condition.

"There are no obvious side effects. Please take it at this dosage for the time being."

He Youwei asked, "Teacher, can I bring my brother here?"

"You want to give him custom medication?"

"Yes, teacher. After I got this disease, I have been subjected to strange looks from my classmates since I was a child. I don't want my brother to be like me." He Youwei seemed to recall the bad memories from elementary and junior high school.

Jiang Miao naturally had no objection to He Youwei's idea of ​​treating her brother: "Sure, bring him here! It will be helpful for you to launch a drug to treat lupus erythematosus in the future if you have one more sample to observe."

"Thank you, teacher!" He Youwei hurriedly expressed her gratitude.

As for researching a broad-spectrum lupus-specific drug, He Youwei knew that it was not that simple.

Everyone's genes are different, so we must accumulate enough patient genetic samples before we can come up with a broad-spectrum drug.

If He Youwei is given the special medicine directly, it may work, it may cause serious side effects, or it may have a counterproductive effect.

This is the current limitation of gene targeted therapy. While it is highly effective, it also has the problem of a small patient population.

If we follow He Youwei's approach and use one-on-one customized special medicines, 99.9% of patients will not be able to get this treatment.

Although Jiang Miao developed a miraculous medicine with ease, the cost behind it is huge.

The whole genome sequencing alone costs tens of thousands of yuan, and there is currently no way to reimburse it with medical insurance. What's even more troublesome is that public hospitals have outsourced this business, and it may be very troublesome to obtain the gene sequence detected by the genetic testing agency.

And having a full genome sequence is just the beginning.

You also need an expert who understands genetic laws, pharmacology, and nutrition to analyze your genes and customize drugs for you. Since drugs are customized products, they can only be synthesized in small batches in the laboratory.

Currently, Jiang Miao is the only person who understands the laws of genes and is proficient in pharmacology and nutrition. Lin Shuya and He Youwei are both half-baked and have no way to complete genetic analysis and drug customization independently.

The cost of this is hard to estimate.

After all, Jiang Miao cannot treat every lupus patient. He is not the doctor on duty in the hospital, has no medical qualifications, and does not have the time and energy.

Therefore, developing broad-spectrum special-effect drugs is the key to solving the problem.

This task fell on He Youwei. She had the resources and channels to collect blood samples from lupus patients in China, and in the future she could also conduct relevant clinical trials at Union Hospital.

Jiang Miao just needs to check it for her.

At the same time, in Busan Port in South Korea.

At the eel breeding base of Xiyuan Group, the first batch of eel fry have finally hatched.

(End of this chapter)